dregs
The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquidThe sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, usually plural)The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
Bodensatz, Satz, Sediment
оса́докosádok, отсто́йotstój, отбро́сыotbrósy
гу́щаhúšča
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
(figuratively, plural, usually plural)The worst and lowest part of something.
the dregs of society
I sat through the dregs of a long hectic evening.
Abschaum, Dreck
отбро́сыotbrósy, отре́бьеotrébʹje, подо́нкиpodónki
Translations
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Forms
plural: dregsesSynonyms
23 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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